The Palace Hotel, Torquay

I always remember the Palace hotel in Torquay as a castle on the top of a hill and last month I took my wife there for our anniversary. Now let me tell you, it was perfect. The tall and grand entrance was consistent throughout the complex. The rooms where modern and romantic with fantastic modern decor and all the added bonuses. The restaurant was perfect with modern and exciting dishes cooked to perfection. The Palace hotel really hit the spot when it came to facilities. I was able to enjoy golf, swimming, tennis, squash and snooker on their top quality facilities. The grounds where amazing with a romantic sea view just seconds away. Highly recommended.

A grand old fashioned hotel with large open dining room and fireplaces, piano playing in the background and cream teas on the terrace. Completely charming. Although the rooms are in need of a referb - this is actually reflected in the price and ours was clean and offered us everything we needed within budget. Silver service in the restaurant takes you back to the good old fashioned days before the Brit's left our holiday resorts for the Costa's. The staff really do make every effort to make your stay as comfortable as possible. I know my mum and dad would love it.

Advantages: Fantastic Business Hotel
Disadvantages: None

...I have made time as the Palace hotel in Torquay, which I recently attended for a conference, was outstanding. The luxury and status of the hotel clearly shined through in both the exterior and interior appearance. The large rooms where clean, well styled and extremely practical, providing myself with a very high quality experience. After the conference, I retired to a cosy and exceptional room where I was pampered with a deluxe bed, modernised bathroom ... Read review

Advantages: Quality rooms, great food and endless facilities
Disadvantages: None

The Palace Hotel is a magnificent building set on the edge of the Torquay seafront. I went the stay there as part of a company team building weekend and it was fantastic. The ground and facilities, not to mention the bar, helped us to have a really fun filled time. We went round their golf course, play tennis and went swimming most days. Sadly we had to have one or two conferences during the few days but everything else about the hotel made up for ... Read review

Advantages: Decent weather
Disadvantages: Ageing Population, No University, Perhaps Not enough shops

...with all the animals you could want. Torquays cultural sites include Torre abbey, The Palace Theatre and Babbacombe model village. If you want to look at a more old fashioned and historical area, check out brixham which has World War II bunkers overlooking the coastline in preparation for any NAZI invasion. Brixham little harbour holds a replica of the Golden Hind (of Sir Francis Drake). In the general area around Torbay you can also have excellent family days out at River Dart country park and Woodlands fun park. All along Torbays seafront you can find some excellent fish and chips. There are plenty of old pubs and a wide selction of Restaurants and Hotels. For a hotel paignton seafront is a nice spot and I would reccomend the Palace hotel or the Redcliffe hotel. Paignton has a multiplex cinema but most evenings are best spent in... Read review

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